Wisconsin bill seeks to clarify role of third-party solar

SOLAR: After years of regulatory uncertainty, a Wisconsin bill would finally clarify that third-party owned solar installations are legal in the state. (Energy News Network)

ALSO:
• A Michigan House committee considers a pair of bills that would expand opportunities for third-party development of community solar projects. (WLUC)
• Kansas City utility Evergy nears a subscriber target for a solar program that could prompt construction of another 5 MW project. (Columbia Missourian)
• A solar group-buying program in Iowa reaches its goal after 64 property owners join the program. (KYOU)
• CenterPoint Energy receives state approval to acquire 400 MW of solar power spread across two projects in Indiana. (Courier & Press)
• State regulators will hold a public hearing early next year on a proposed 100 MW solar project in eastern Ohio. (Farm and Dairy)
• Local officials in northwestern Illinois will consider selling 13 more acres to a developer to build a solar project. (Clinton Herald)
• A Michigan poultry ranch completes a 1.8 MW onsite solar project that will meet roughly a quarter of the facility’s power needs. (Sentinel-Standard)
• We Energies unveils a 7,000-panel solar project near Milwaukee. (FOX 6)

CARBON CAPTURE: The developer of a second planned carbon capture pipeline across the Upper Midwest prepares to hold informational meetings in 36 Iowa counties. (Des Moines Register)

TRANSMISSION: Grid operator PJM urges federal regulators to dismiss claims by the developer of a proposed 350-mile underground transmission project through Iowa and Illinois, saying the project would ​“subvert” PJM’s capacity market. (Utility Dive)

CLIMATE: Officials in Bloomington, Indiana, say the city is progressing toward its climate action plan targets despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Indiana Daily Student)

RENEWABLES: Officials in Ann Arbor, Michigan are considering creating the state’s first ​“sustainable energy utility” that would help finance renewable energy and microgrid projects. (NetZero Insider, subscription)

UTILITIES: Starting next week, a ​“cold weather rule” in Nebraska takes effect that gives natural gas utility customers more leniency in paying bills ahead of expected cold weather and supply shortages. (North Platte Telegraph)

COMMENTARY: Officials recently celebrated the launch of an electric vehicle shuttle service for senior and disabled residents in St. Louis. (Natural Resources Defense Council)